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EP2949299B1
EP2949299B1 EP14170107.8A EP14170107A EP2949299B1 EP 2949299 B1 EP2949299 B1 EP 2949299B1 EP 14170107 A EP14170107 A EP 14170107A EP 2949299 B1 EP2949299 B1 EP 2949299B1
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Ernesto Gabriel Bianchi
Hans Adolf Jackels
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Priority to RU2016144077A priority patent/RU2016144077A/ru
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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  • the invention relates to an absorbent core for personal hygiene absorbent articles, such as, but not limited to, baby diapers, training pants, feminine pads or adult incontinence products.
  • Absorbent articles for personal hygiene such as disposable baby diapers, training pants for toddlers or adult incontinence undergarments, are designed to absorb and contain body exudates, in particular urine.
  • These absorbent articles comprise several layers providing different functions, typically including a topsheet, a backsheet and in-between an absorbent core, among other layers.
  • the absorbent core should be able to absorb and retain the exudates for a prolonged amount of time, for example overnight for a diaper, minimize re-wet to keep the wearer dry, and avoid soiling of clothes or bed sheets.
  • the majority of currently marketed absorbent cores comprise as absorbent material a blend of comminuted wood pulp cellulose fibers with superabsorbent polymers (SAP) in particulate form, also called absorbent gelling materials (AGM), see for example US 5,151,092 (Buell ).
  • SAP superabsorbent polymers
  • AGM absorbent gelling materials
  • EP2,679,209A1 discloses an absorbent core comprising a first absorbent layer comprising SAP and a fibrous thermoplastic layer and a second absorbent layer comprising a mixed layer of SAP and cellulosic fibers.
  • Absorbent articles having a core consisting essentially of SAP as absorbent material have also been proposed.
  • WO95/11652 discloses absorbent articles which include superabsorbent material located in discrete pockets.
  • US2002095127 discloses a laminate structure that is formed from a first substrate, a second substrate, and discrete regions of particles sandwiched therebetween. In particular, the first and second substrates are bonded together at certain portions such that bonded portions and unbonded portions are formed. The unbonded portions form pockets that contain the particles. The pockets have a length-to-width ratio of greater than about 2.
  • WO2008/155699 discloses an absorbent core comprising first and second absorbent layers each comprising an absorbent particulate polymer material such that the absorbent particulate polymer material is substantially continuously distributed across an absorbent particulate polymer material area.
  • WO2012/048879 discloses a substantially cellulose free absorbent structure.
  • WO2012/170778 discloses a substantially cellulose free absorbent structure.
  • absorbent structures that comprise superabsorbent polymers, optionally a cellulosic material, and at least a pair of substantially longitudinally extending absorbent material free zones that can form channels as the absorbent structure absorb a fluid.
  • the invention is directed at a substantially planar absorbent core extending in a transversal direction and a longitudinal direction.
  • the absorbent material is substantially free of cellulose fibers and is enclosed by a core wrap.
  • the absorbent material forms a pattern of discrete absorbent material areas which comprises dot-shaped areas and at least one of: transversally-orientated areas or longitudinally-orientated areas. At least some of the dot-shaped areas are comprised in the back third region of the absorbent core.
  • the invention is also directed at an absorbent article comprising the absorbent core and a process for making the absorbent core.
  • the terms “comprise(s)” and “comprising” are open-ended; each specifies the presence of the feature that follows, e.g. a component, but does not preclude the presence of other features, e.g. elements, steps, components known in the art or disclosed herein. These terms based on the verb “comprise” should be read as encompassing the narrower terms “consisting essentially of” which excludes any element, step or ingredient not mentioned which materially affect the way the feature performs its function, and the term “consisting of” which excludes any element, step, or ingredient not specified. Any preferred or exemplary embodiments described below are not limiting the scope of the claims, unless specifically indicated to do so. The words “typically”, “normally”, “preferably”, “advantageously”, “in particular” and the likes also qualify features which are not intended to limit the scope of the claims unless specifically indicated to do so.
  • the description and claims refer to the absorbent core and article before use (i.e. dry, and not loaded with a fluid) and conditioned at least 24 hours at 21 °C +/- 2 °C and 50 +/- 20% Relative Humidity (RH).
  • the term "absorbent core” refers to an individual component, which is placed, or is intended to be placed, within an absorbent article and which comprises an absorbent material enclosed in a core wrap.
  • the term “absorbent core” does not include the topsheet, the backsheet and (if present) an acquisition-distribution layer or multilayer system, which is not integral part of the absorbent core, in particular which is not placed within the core wrap.
  • the absorbent core is typically the component of an absorbent article that has the most absorbent capacity of all the components of the absorbent article and which comprises all, or at least the majority of, superabsorbent polymer (SAP).
  • SAP superabsorbent polymer
  • the core may consist essentially of, or consist of, the core wrap, the absorbent material and optionally adhesives.
  • the terms “absorbent core” and “core” are herein used interchangeably.
  • the absorbent cores of the invention are substantially planar. By substantially planar, it is meant that the absorbent core can be laid flat on a planar surface.
  • the absorbent cores may also be typically thin and conformable, so that they can also be laid on a curved surface for example a drum during the making process, or stored and handled as a continuous roll of stock material before being converted into an absorbent article.
  • the exemplarily absorbent cores of Figs. 1-7 are represented in a flat state.
  • the absorbent core is relatively thin relative to its other dimensions in the transversal direction (x) and the longitudinal direction (y).
  • dimensions and areas disclosed herein apply to the core in this flat-out configuration.
  • an absorbent article as exemplarily represented in Fig. 12 as a taped diaper, in which the core is integrated.
  • the side seams of these articles may be cut open to lay the article flat if desired.
  • the absorbent cores and articles of the invention will be discussed with reference to the Figures and the numerals referred to in these Figures; however these are not intended to limit the scope of the claims unless specifically indicated.
  • the absorbent cores 28 illustrated comprise a front edge 280, a back edge 282 and two longitudinal side edges 284, 286 joining the front edge and the back edge.
  • the front edge of the core is the edge intended to be placed towards the front edge of the absorbent article in which the core is or will be integrated.
  • the absorbent material of the core may be advantageously distributed in somewhat higher amount towards the front edge than towards the back edge as more absorbency is typically required towards the front half of the article.
  • the front and back edges 280, 282 of the core may be shorter than the side edges 284, 286 of the core.
  • the absorbent core also comprises a top side 288 and a bottom side 290.
  • the top side of the core is placed or intended to be placed towards the topsheet 24 of the article and the bottom side is the side placed or intended to be placed towards the backsheet 25 in the finished article.
  • the top side of the core wrap is typically more hydrophilic than the bottom side.
  • the absorbent core may be virtually divided by a longitudinal axis 80 parallel to the longitudinal direction y and extending from the front edge 280 to the back edge 282 and dividing the core in two substantially symmetrical halves relative to this axis, when viewing the core in the plane formed by the longitudinal and transversal direction (x, y).
  • the length L of the core is measured from the front edge 280 in direction of the back edge 282 along the longitudinal axis 80, including the region of the core wrap which does not enclose the absorbent material, in particular at the front and back end seals when present.
  • the width W of the core is the maximum dimension of the core wrap measured along the transversal direction x which is perpendicular to y.
  • the outline of the absorbent core defined by the core wrap can typically be generally rectangular.
  • the width W and length L of the core may vary depending on the intended usage.
  • the width of the core may typically ranges from 4 cm to 22 cm and the length from 10 cm to 62 cm depending on the size and capacity desired.
  • Adult incontinence products may have even higher dimensions.
  • the transversal axis 90 of the core (herein also referred to as "crotch line”), is defined as the virtual line perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and passing through the crotch point C of the core.
  • the crotch point C is defined as the point of the absorbent core placed at a distance of 0.45 of L from the front edge 280 of the absorbent core, as illustrated on Fig. 1 .
  • the absorbent core 28 may also be notionally divided in three regions, a front region 81 placed towards the front edge 280, a middle region 82 (also called crotch region) and a back region 83 towards the back edge 282 of the core. These three regions are of equal length in the longitudinal direction as measured on the longitudinal axis 80, equal to a third of L (L/3).
  • the axis 80 and 90 are not shown in the Figures 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 for readability of the drawings.
  • the absorbent core comprises an absorbent material 60 encompassed within the core wrap.
  • the absorbent material is substantially free of cellulose fibers, meaning it comprises at least less than 20% by weight of cellulose fibers relative to the total weight of absorbent material, in particular less than 10%, or less than 5% and down to 0% by weight.
  • the absorbent material may typically comprise a high proportion of superabsorbent polymer (herein abbreviated as "SAP").
  • SAP content represents at least 80% and up to 100% by weight of the absorbent material contained in the core wrap.
  • the SAP may in particular be in particulate forms (SAP particles).
  • the absorbent core may thus be relatively thin, in particular thinner than conventional cores comprising cellulosic fibers.
  • the caliper of the core (before use) as measured at the crotch point (C) or at any other points of the surface of the core according to the Core Caliper Test as described herein may be from 0.25 mm to 5.0 mm, in particular from 0.5 mm to 4.0 mm.
  • the core wrap may, as shown in the Figures, comprise a first substrate 16 and a second substrate 16', but it is not excluded that the core wrap is made of a single substrate. When two substrates are used, the core wrap may have a C-wrap seal 284', 286' along each longitudinal side edges 284, 286 of the core.
  • the core wrap is not considered as absorbent material for the purpose of calculating the percentage of SAP in the absorbent core.
  • the basis weight (amount deposited per unit of surface) of the SAP may also be varied to create a macroscopic profiled distribution of absorbent material in the longitudinal direction (y) and/or the transversal direction (x). There may be more absorbent material in the middle region than in the front region and/or the back region. There may be also more absorbent material in the front region than in the back region.
  • the absorbent material forms a pattern of discrete absorbent material areas, as seen from the top of the core in the plane of the core (as represented in Fig. 1 for example).
  • the discrete absorbent material areas are separated from one another by substantially absorbent material-free areas.
  • the pattern comprises dot-shaped areas 751 and transversally-orientated areas 752 and/or longitudinally-orientated areas 754.
  • the different shapes of the areas allow them to provide different functions.
  • the dot-shaped areas may in particular allow for a wider dispersion of the fluid in transversal and longitudinal direction.
  • the dot-shaped areas may be present in the areas of the core comprising relatively low basis weight of AGM, in particular the back portion 83 where the fluid can be more efficiently absorbed even at relatively low basis weight.
  • void spaces between the top side and bottom side of core wrap are formed along the areas substantially free of absorbent material separating the absorbent material areas. These void spaces have low resistance to the fluid flow and can lead an insulting fluid away from the point of insult in the direction of their orientation.
  • the void spaces between the transversally-orientated areas and/or longitudinally-orientated areas can also create bending lines along the respective direction of these areas, thus providing improved flexibility of the core in these areas.
  • the absorbent material areas may further swell and at least some of the areas merge together.
  • the absorbent core may further comprise at least one, in particular at least two longitudinally extending channel-forming areas 26, which are substantially free of absorbent material and through which the top side of the core wrap is attached to the bottom side of the core wrap. These channel-forming areas forms three-dimensional channels 26' when the absorbent material adjacent the channel-forming areas absorbs a fluid and swells.
  • the core wrap bond 27 between the top side and bottom side of the core wrap in these area may be at least partially formed by an auxiliary glue 72 applied directly to the inner surface of at least one of the substrate.
  • the absorbent core may further comprise a fibrous thermoplastic adhesive 74.
  • Such a fibrous thermoplastic adhesive may help to further immobilize the absorbent material and/or help forming the bond 27 within the channel-forming material free zones 26 of the absorbent core.
  • the absorbent core may advantageously provide a sufficient immobilization of the absorbent material in dry and wet state.
  • the absorbent core advantageously achieves an SAP loss of no more than about 70%, 60%, 50%, 40%, 30%, 20%, or 10% according to the Wet Immobilization Test described in US2010/0051166A1 .
  • the absorbent cores of the invention will typically be used in an absorbent article, for example a taped diaper as shown on Fig. 12 in a flat-out state.
  • the longitudinal axis 80 of the core may be then contiguous with the longitudinal axis 80' of the article.
  • the article may comprise a liquid permeable topsheet 24 and a liquid impermeable backsheet 25 with the absorbent core 28 positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet.
  • the core wrap encloses the absorbent material.
  • the core wrap may be formed by a first substrate 16 and a second substrate 16'.
  • Other core wrap constructions are not excluded, for example it is also possible to use a single substrate to form a core wrap, as in a parcel wrap for example.
  • the first substrate and second substrate may be attached to each other along at least some and typically all the edges of the absorbent core, by forming transversal and longitudinal seals.
  • the substrates may be formed by any materials suitable for receiving and containing the absorbent material. Typical substrate materials used are in particular paper, tissues, films, wovens or nonwovens, or laminate of any of these.
  • the core wrap may in particular be formed by a nonwoven web, such as a carded nonwoven, spunbond nonwoven ("S") or meltblown nonwoven (“M”), and laminates of any of these.
  • spunmelt polypropylene nonwovens are suitable, in particular those having a laminate web SMS, or SMMS, or SSMMS, structure, and having a basis weight range of about 5 gsm to 15 gsm.
  • Nonwoven materials are for example disclosed in US7,744,576 , US2011/0268932A1 , US2011/0319848A1 and US2011/0250413A1 .
  • Nonwoven materials provided from synthetic fibers may be used, such as PE, PET and in particular PP.
  • nonwoven layer or “nonwoven web” generally means a manufactured sheet, web or batt of directionally or randomly orientated fibers, bonded by friction, and/or cohesion and/or adhesion, excluding paper and products which are woven, knitted, tufted, stitch-bonded incorporating binding yarns or filaments, or felted by wet-milling, whether or not additionally needled.
  • the fibers may be of natural or synthetic origin and may be staple or continuous filaments or be formed in situ.
  • Nonwoven webs can be formed by many processes such as meltblowing, spunbonding, solvent spinning, electrospinning, carding and airlaying. The basis weight of nonwoven webs is usually expressed in grams per square meter (g/m 2 or gsm).
  • the first substrate 16 may substantially form the whole of the top surface 288 of the core wrap and the second substrate 16' substantially the whole of the bottom surface 290 of the core wrap, but it is not excluded that this may be the other way round.
  • substrate substantially forming the whole of the surface also includes that case where outwardly extending flaps (see C-wrap construction below) of the other substrate form part of the surface considered.
  • the substrates are typically substantially planar in the same plane as the absorbent core, and each comprises an external surface and an internal surface. The internal surface is orientated towards the absorbent material and the external surface is the opposite surface.
  • At least one of the substrate may comprise at least one, and advantageously two, outwardly extending flaps, which are folded around the front, back or side edges of the absorbent core and then attached to the external surface of the other substrate to form a so-called C-wrap seal.
  • the first substrate 16 comprises two longitudinally-extending side flaps which are folded over the side edges 284, 286 and then attached to the external surface of the second substrate 16'.
  • the flaps may be attached to the outer surface of the second substrate for example by using an adhesive seal 284', 286' to form a C-wrap seal.
  • One or two continuous or semi-continuous lines of glue may be typically applied along the length of the flaps to bond the inner surface of the flaps to the external surface of the other substrate.
  • the cores may also comprise so-called sandwich seals 280', 282' where the two substrates are bonded to each other in face-to-face relationship with the inner surface of each substrate bonded to the inner surface of the other substrate.
  • sandwich seals can for example be formed using a hotmelt glue applied in a series of stripes in a direction perpendicular to the edge over a length of ca. 1 cm for example on the front edge 280 and back edge 282.
  • the core wrap may be sealed with a C-wrap along each of the longitudinal side edges and a sandwich seal along each of the front and end sides.
  • the substrates may typically be commercially supplied as rolls of material of several hundred meters of length. Each roll is then integrated in the converting line and unrolled at high speed while the auxiliary adhesive, the absorbent material and the fibrous thermoplastic adhesive layer if present are deposited or applied on the substrate and then further converted into an absorbent core when a core wrap enclosing the absorbent material is formed by the second substrate.
  • the machine direction (MD) of the converting line may correspond to the longitudinal direction (y) of the substrate/core and the cross-machine direction (CD) to the transversal direction (x) of the substrate/core.
  • the substrates may be cut along the front and back edges of the core 280, 282 to individualize the core. This will be further exemplarily discussed in the process section further below.
  • the absorbent material comprises a high relative amount of superabsorbent polymer (herein referred to as "SAP").
  • SAP superabsorbent polymer
  • the SAP useful in the present invention includes a variety of water-insoluble, but water-swellable polymers capable of absorbing large quantities of fluids.
  • the absorbent material may comprise at least 80%, in particular at least 85%, 90%, 95% and up to 100%, of superabsorbent polymer by weight of the absorbent material.
  • the absorbent material may thus advantageously consist or consist essentially of SAP.
  • the SAP may be typically in particulate forms (superabsorbent polymer particles), but it not excluded that other form of SAP may be used such as a superabsorbent polymer foam for example.
  • SAP absorbent polymer
  • the SAP may in particular have a CRC value of more than 20 g/g, or more than 24 g/g, or of from 20 to 50 g/g, or from 25 to 40 g/g.
  • the superabsorbent polymers may be in particulate form so as to be flowable in the dry state and thus easily deposited on the substrate.
  • Typical particulate absorbent polymer materials are made of poly(meth)acrylic acid polymers.
  • starch-based particulate absorbent polymer materials may also be used, as well polyacrylamide copolymer, ethylene maleic anhydride copolymer, crosslinked carboxymethylcellulose, polyvinyl alcohol copolymers, crosslinked polyethylene oxide, and starch grafted copolymer of polyacrylonitrile.
  • the superabsorbent polymers may be polyacrylates and polyacrylic acid polymers that are internally and/ or surface crosslinked.
  • Suitable materials are described in WO 07/047598 , WO 07/046052 , WO 2009/155265 and WO 2009/155264 .
  • Suitable superabsorbent polymer particles may also be obtained by current as described in WO 2006/083584 .
  • the superabsorbent polymers are preferably internally cross-linked, i.e. the polymerization is carried out in the presence of compounds having two or more polymerizable groups which can be free-radically copolymerized into the polymer network.
  • the SAP are formed from polyacrylic acid polymers/ polyacrylate polymers, for example having a neutralization degree of from 60% to 90%, or about 75%, having for example sodium counter ions.
  • the SAP particles may be relatively small (under 1 mm in their longest dimension) in their dry state and may be roughly circular in shape, but granules, fibers, flakes, spheres, powders, platelets and other shapes and forms are also known to persons skilled in the art.
  • the SAP may be in the form of spherical-like particles.
  • spherical-like particles In contrast to fibers, "spherical-like particles" have a longest and a smallest dimension with a particulate ratio of longest to smallest particle dimension in the range of 1-5, where a value of 1 would equate a perfectly spherical particle and 5 would allow for some deviation from such a spherical particle.
  • the superabsorbent polymer particles may have a particle size of less than 850 ⁇ m, or from 50 to 850 ⁇ m, preferably from 100 to 710 ⁇ m, more preferably from 150 to 650 ⁇ m, as measured according to EDANA method WSP 220.2-05.
  • SAP having a relatively low particle size help to increase the surface area of the absorbent material which is in contact with liquid exudates and therefore support fast absorption of liquid exudates.
  • the absorbent core may comprise only one type of SAP, but it is not excluded that a blend of SAPs may be used.
  • the fluid permeability of a superabsorbent polymer can be quantified using its Urine Permeability Measurement (UPM) value, as measured in the test disclosed European patent application EP2,679,209A1 .
  • the UPM of the SAP may for example be of at least 10 x10 -7 cm 3 .sec/g, or at least 30 x10 -7 cm 3 .sec/g, or at least 50 x10 -7 cm 3 .sec/g, or more, e.g. at least 80 or 100 x10 -7 cm 3 .sec/g.
  • the absorbent material forms a pattern of discrete absorbent material areas within the core wrap.
  • the pattern is considered as shown in the Figs. 1-7 , i.e. in the plane of the absorbent core, for example as seen from the top side of the core.
  • the discrete absorbent material areas are separated by areas substantially free of absorbent material.
  • substantially free it is meant that minimal amount such as involuntary contaminations with individual absorbent material particles that may occur during the making process are disregarded.
  • the pattern comprises dot-shaped absorbent material areas 751 (hereinafter abbreviated "dot-shaped areas").
  • the pattern also comprises transversally-orientated absorbent material areas 752 (hereinafter abbreviated “transversally-orientated areas”) and/or longitudinally-orientated absorbent material areas 754 (hereinafter abbreviated “transversally-orientated areas”).
  • the dot-shaped areas can provide different functions.
  • the dot-shaped areas can distribute an insulting fluid across a wider region, in the transversal and longitudinal directions, thus maximizing the use of the SAP in the region of the dot-shaped areas, even when the SAP is present at low basis weight as is typically the case in the back region of the core.
  • a further benefit of the dot-shaped areas is that they can form a three-dimensional pattern of bumps and recesses when wet. These recesses can serve as receptacles for pasty or runny excrements, which are common for small babies. All or at least some of dot-shaped areas are thus advantageously present in the back region 83 of the absorbent core to help managing pasty or runny excrements.
  • the dot-shaped areas when viewed from above, may be generally round with regular or rugged contours. Although represented as perfect discs in the Figures, in practice the dot-shaped areas may have more or less irregular contours depending on the making process.
  • the absorbent material may consists of or comprise SAP particles which are deposited on an substrate by a SAP printing process as will be discussed further below, and for which the contour of the dot-shaped areas will be expected to be ragged or irregular due to the high speed process used.
  • Each dot-shaped area taken in isolation may have a different shape, while on average still approximating a disc. It is also not excluded that the dot-shaped areas may also be somewhat oval, rectangular, square, star-shaped or otherwise irregularly shaped.
  • the longitudinal dimension of a dot-shaped area as measured projected on a line parallel to (y) may be in particular no more than twice its transversal dimension as measured projected on an line parallel to (x) and vice versa.
  • the ratio of the dimensions of the dot-shaped areas in the longitudinal direction and in the transversal direction may in particular range from 0.5 to 2.0.
  • the dot-shaped area may be in particular relatively small, so that at least some or all of the dot-areas each individually entirely fit within a notional circle having a diameter of 15 mm or less, in particular 12.5 mm or less, or even 10 mm or less.
  • the SAP concentration i.e. basis weight
  • the dot-shaped areas may be present in any regions of the absorbent core. As exemplarily shown on Fig. 1 however, the dot-shaped areas may all be present in the back region 83 exclusively. It may be advantageous that the dot-shaped areas are present in the region(s) of the core comprising a relatively low basis weight of AGM, such as typically in the back region 83 of the core. It is however not excluded that the dot-shaped areas 751 may also be present in the middle region and/or front region. For example as shown on Fig. 2 , dot-shaped areas 751 may also be present in the front region 81 of the core.
  • the pattern of absorbent material further comprises transversally-orientated areas 752, 753 and/or longitudinally-orientated areas 754, 755. These areas have a generally elongated shape in the transversal and longitudinal direction respectively and may be in particular straight or curved, or comprise a straight portion and a curved portion.
  • transversally-orientated it is meant that the areas extends at least 2.5 times more in the transversal direction (as projected on a line parallel to x) than in the longitudinal direction (as projected on a line parallel to y), in particular at least 3 times, or at least 4 times, or at least 5 times, or at least 10 times and for example up to 50 times, or up to 40 times, or up to 30 times. At least some of the transversally-orientated areas may in particular have a dimension in the transversal direction which is at least 20% of the width (W) of the absorbent core, in particular from 25% to 99%.
  • the transversally-orientated areas may for example have a dimension as projected on an axis parallel to the transversal axis which is at least 2 cm, in particular which ranges from 3 cm to 20 cm, in particular from 4 cm to 16 cm, and from 5 to 12 cm.
  • the transversally-orientated areas can provide different functions. They can create resistance to fluid progression in the longitudinal direction and guide the fluid transversally over a larger area. As an insulting fluid is typically exuded close to the longitudinal centerline, it may be beneficial that the insulting fluid be distributed over larger areas of the absorbent core in the transversal direction.
  • the spaces between the transversally-orientated areas may also function as bending lines that can improve the flexibility of the core longitudinally. This may be particularly beneficial when the transversally-orientated areas are in the back region and/or the front region of the absorbent core. These areas of the core can be especially solicited to bend longitudinally towards the user when integrated in the finished article.
  • the transversally-orientated areas may be present at any of the front, crotch and/or back regions of the core. As shown in Fig. 1 , the transversally-orientated areas may be present in the front region 81, the middle region 82 and the back region 83 of the core, the dot-shaped areas 751 being present in the rest of the back region. As exemplarily shown in Fig. 2 , the transversally-orientated areas 752 may also be present in these three regions, with the front region additionally containing dot-shaped areas.
  • transversally oriented areas are shown in the Figures parallel to the transversal direction (x), it is however not excluded that at least some of the transversally-oriented areas may also be curvilinear (with a single curve, or wavy or otherwise), or otherwise rectilinear (zigzagging, or straight and tilted at a small angle relative to the transversal direction (x), e.g. at an angle which may be at the most 30° relative to the transversal direction (x).
  • Figs. 1 and 2 show transversally-orientated areas 752 that extend without interruption from one longitudinally extending side edge 284 of the core to the opposite longitudinally extending side edge 286. All or at least some of the transversally-orientated areas may for example have a length (as measured as projected on the transversal axis) which is from 50% to 99% of the width W of the core, in particular from 60% to 98%, or from 70% to 95% of the width W.
  • the length of the transversally-orientated areas 752 may be the same for all these areas, as shown in the Figures 1 .
  • the length of the transversally-orientated areas 752 may also vary, in particular for creating a shaped distribution of the absorbent material to better fit the anatomy of the wearer.
  • transversally-orientated areas 752 in the middle region 82 may thus be shorter than the remaining transversally-orientated areas 752 in the rest of the core, in particular to form a so called “dog bone” or "hour-glass” shaped SAP distribution, thus tapering along its width at least in the crotch zone, as exemplary shown in Fig. 2 .
  • the transversally-orientated areas 752 may be substantially straight and parallel to the transversal direction (x).
  • the width of a transversally-orientated area 752 may be constant along the whole length of the area, as exemplarily represented in the Figures. It is however not excluded that the width of an area may vary, for example the area being wider towards the longitudinal centerline 80 than towards the longitudinal side edges (in that case the average width will be considered in the following to be the width). The width of each transversally-orientated area may also be the same or may vary across different transversally-orientated areas.
  • the average width of the transversally-orientated area 752 may range for example from 4 to 20 mm, in particular 5 to 15 mm and exemplarily 10 mm.
  • the distance between the transversally-orientated areas may typically be shorter than their width, for example ranging from 0.5 to 6 mm, in particular from 1 to 4 mm.
  • Some or all the transversally-orientated areas may have a length which is at least 2.5 times their widths, in particular at least 3 times, or at least 4 times, or at least 5 times, and for example up to 30 times, or up to 20 times, or up to 15 times.
  • the transversally-orientated areas may also be interrupted by one or more channel-forming areas 26.
  • Such interrupted transversally-orientated areas 753 are for example represented on Fig. 3 .
  • These areas 26 will be discussed in more details below, but in summary the top side and the bottom side of the core wrap in the channel-forming areas are bonded to another with sufficient resilience that they create three-dimensional channels having a depth of at least several mm when the adjacent absorbent material swells after absorbing a fluid. This is to be distinguished from the other absorbent material free areas between the dot-shaped areas or the transversally and longitudinally orientated areas, which are typically not bonded or weakly bonded so that the absorbent material is free to swell without constraints in these areas.
  • the interruption caused by the channel-forming areas 26 are disregarded.
  • the interrupted transversally-orientated areas 753 are considered to have the same length as the non-interrupted transversally-orientated areas 752.
  • the absorbent material pattern of the core may also comprise longitudinally-orientated areas 754.
  • longitudinally-orientated it is meant that the areas extend at least 2.5 times more in the longitudinal direction (as projected on a line parallel to y) than in the transversal direction (as projected on a line parallel to x), in particular at least 3 times, or at least 4 times, or at least 5 times, or at least 10 times and for example up to 50 times, or up to 40 times, or up to 30 times.
  • At least some of the longitudinally-orientated areas have a dimension in the longitudinal direction which is at least 15% of the length (L) of the absorbent core, in particular from 20% to 80% of L.
  • At least some of the longitudinally-orientated areas may for example have a dimension as projected on an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis which is at least 2 cm, in particular which ranges from 4 cm to 60 cm, in particular from 6 cm to 50 cm, and from 10 cm to 40 cm.
  • the longitudinally-orientated areas can provide multiple functions. They can slow the progression of an insulting fluid in the transversal direction, thus resisting fluid progression towards the side edges of the core as well as distributing the fluid in the longitudinal direction.
  • the longitudinally-orientated areas may be at least partially present in the middle region 82 of the core to prevent side leakage and encourage distribution of the fluid towards the front and back of the article.
  • the absorbent material free spaces between the longitudinally-orientated areas may also function as bending lines that can improve the flexibility of the core laterally. This may be particularly useful when the longitudinally-orientated areas are at least partially in the middle region 82.
  • the improved lateral flexibility in this region may provide a more comfortable absorbent article.
  • the legs of the wearer may typically push the absorbent core together in the middle region during movement or in certain position, so that improving the flexibility of the core in this region may improve comfort.
  • the longitudinally-orientated areas may be present or extend through any of the front, back or middle regions.
  • Longitudinally-orientated areas 754 are for example illustrated on Fig. 4 , where the areas are extending from close to the front end of the core and extend backwards to the dot-shaped areas 751 in the back region 83.
  • the middle region may also be devoid of transversally-orientated areas or dot-shaped areas.
  • the longitudinally-orientated areas may be substantially straight and parallel to the longitudinal direction (y). It is however not excluded that they may also be curvilinear (with a single curve, or wavy or otherwise), or otherwise rectilinear (zigzagging, or straight and tilted at a small angle relative to the longitudinal direction (y), e.g. at an angle which may be at the most 30° relative to the longitudinal direction (y).
  • At least some, or all, of the longitudinally-orientated areas 754 may for example have a length (as measured as projected on the longitudinal axis 80) which is from 30% to 99% of the length L of the core, in particular from 40% to 95%, or from 50% to 90% of the length L.
  • the length of the longitudinally-orientated areas 754 may be the same for all these areas, as shown in the Fig. 4 , but it is not excluded that the length may vary between longitudinally-orientated areas 754, for example those towards the longitudinal centerline 80 some being longer than those placed further towards the side edges (in that case the average length will be considered in the following to be the length).
  • the width of each longitudinally-orientated area 754 may be the same or these may vary for different longitudinally-orientated areas.
  • the average width may range for example from 4 to 20 mm, in particular 5 to 15 mm and exemplarily 10 mm (as measured parallel to the transversal direction (x) for areas orientated parallel to (y)).
  • the separating spaces between the longitudinally-orientated areas may typically be shorter than their width, for example ranging from 0.5 to 6 mm, in particular from 1 to 4 mm.
  • Some or all the longitudinally-orientated areas may have a length which is at least 2.5 times their widths, in particular at least 3 times, or at least 4 times, or at least 5 times, and for example up to 20 times, or up to 15 times, or up to 10 times the width.
  • Fig. 5 shows an exemplary absorbent core comprising the combination of dot-shaped areas 751 in the back region 83 of the core, and further combining transversally-orientated areas 752 and longitudinally-orientated areas 754.
  • the transversally-orientated areas 752 present in the front region 81 may be useful for slowing the fluid from reaching and leaking from the front end 280 of the core.
  • the transversally-orientated areas 752 placed between the middle region 82 and the back region 83 may serve a similar fluid progression resistance role, but may be also optionally omitted and the longitudinally-orientated areas 754 further extended to the dot-shaped areas 751.
  • the individual benefits of the different areas as indicated above can thus be combined in such an execution.
  • the longitudinally-orientated areas 754 may be interrupted by one or more channel-forming areas 26. In these channel-forming areas, the top side and the bottom side of the core wrap are bonded to another with sufficient strength so that they create three-dimensional channels having a depth of at least several mm when the adjacent absorbent material swells.
  • Such interrupted longitudinally-orientated areas 755 are for example represented on Fig. 6 .
  • the interruption caused by the channel-forming areas 26 are disregarded.
  • the interrupted longitudinally-orientated areas 755 are considered to have the same length as the non-interrupted longitudinally-orientated areas 754 for the purpose of reporting the length of these areas 755.
  • the longitudinally-orientated absorbent material areas may be at least partially curvilinear.
  • the curved area may be a smooth curve, i.e. a curve with a continuously turning tangent.
  • the curved area may have a substantially constant radius of curvature along the curved portion.
  • the radius of the curvature may be at least 1.5 times the width W of the core, in particular at least 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 times the width W.
  • the curved area may be concave towards the longitudinal centerline, whereby the longitudinal centre of these curved areas is closer to the longitudinal axis 80 of the core than the end points.
  • the neighboring concave longitudinally-orientated areas may be parallel to these channel-forming areas, in particular when the channel-forming areas 26 are concave towards the longitudinal axis.
  • Fig. 7 for example illustrates an absorbent core comprising a pair of channel-forming areas 26 that are curvilinear and each channel-forming area 26 having an internally flanking area 757 (in this example formed by a central absorbent material area) and at least one externally flanking area 756. These internally and externally flanking areas, are also curvilinear and run parallel to the channel-forming areas. "Internally” refers to the longitudinal side of the channel-forming area 26 closest to the longitudinal edge 80 and “externally” to the opposite side, i.e. closest to the respective longitudinal side edge 284, 286 of the core.
  • the internally flanking absorbent material area and the externally flanking absorbent material area may thus also be concave towards the longitudinal axis 80, at least along their portion parallel to the channel-forming areas 26.
  • These curved flanking areas following the shape of the channel-forming areas internally and externally can provide benefits in terms of fluid handling and improved fit.
  • Each channel-forming area comprise for example from 1 to 10 externally flanking areas, for example 3 on each side as represented on Fig. 7 .
  • the internally and externally flanking areas may also extend beyond the channel-forming areas towards the back and/or front of the core and may have a portion 754 which is not curved.
  • the core may comprise a central absorbent material area at least partially contiguous with the longitudinal axis 80, in particular in the middle region 82.
  • the central absorbent material layer 757 may form the internally flanking areas for both channel-forming areas.
  • the core may alternatively comprise two discrete internally flanking material areas running parallel to the channel-forming areas 26 in addition to the externally flanking areas.
  • the central absorbent material area 757 may branch towards the front edge and/or the back edge of the core. There may be for example from 2 to 10 of these branches extending towards the front edge and/or the back edge of the core, for example three towards the front and two towards the back as illustrated in Fig. 7 . These branches may help providing better flexibility or absorbency of the core in these areas.
  • the absorbent material pattern will be defined and can be predicted from the making process used for depositing the absorbent material onto the substrate.
  • a SAP printing process for example will use a well-defined printing cylinder and lay-on drum receptacle from which an expected pattern can be directly deduced.
  • the substrates used for the core wrap are usually very thin and at least partially transparent so that the absorbent material pattern can also be typically discerned with the naked eye. If for any reasons the core wrap was not transparent enough, other investigative techniques such as X-raying will show the pattern within the core wrap.
  • the absorbent core may comprise at least one channel-forming area, in particular at least a pair of generally longitudinally orientated channel-forming areas, as exemplarily illustrated in Fig. 3 which shows two such channel-forming areas 26.
  • the channel-forming areas 26 are areas of the core which are substantially free of absorbent material and through which the top side of core wrap is attached to the bottom side of the core wrap by a core wrap bond 27. This core wrap bond is sufficiently strong so that three-dimensional channels 26' are formed when the absorbent material adjacent the channel-forming areas absorbs a fluid and swells. This is for example illustrated in Figs. 13-14 showing an absorbent article in dry and respectively wet state.
  • the channel-forming areas 26 are substantially free of absorbent material, so that the bond between the top side and bottom side of the core wrap can be easily formed, for example by gluing.
  • substantially free of absorbent material it is meant that there can be practically no absorbent material in these areas 26. Minimal amount such as involuntary contaminations with absorbent material particles that may occur during the making process are disregarded.
  • the channel-forming areas 26 are advantageously substantially surrounded by the absorbent material, when considering the plane of the core In particular the channel-forming areas 26 do not extend to any of the edges of the core to reduce the risk of side leakage.
  • the smallest distance between a channel-forming area and the closest edge of the core may be at least 10 mm.
  • the top side 16 of the core wrap is attached to the bottom side 16' of the core wrap by a core wrap bond 27 as illustrated Fig. 8 .
  • Fig. 8 is not made to scale, as a typical absorbent core is several times thinner as is represented in relation to its other dimensions.
  • the core wrap bonds 27 remain at least initially attached in the substantially material free areas 26.
  • These channels 26' are three-dimensional and can serve to distribute an insulting fluid along their length to a wider area of the core. They may provide a quicker fluid acquisition speed and a better utilization of the absorbent capacity of the core.
  • the channels 26' can also provide a deformation of an overlying layer such as a fibrous layer 54 and provide corresponding ditches 29 in the overlying layer.
  • the absorbent core may comprise other areas substantially free of absorbent material, such as the spaces between the absorbent material areas, but without a core wrap bond, these non-bonded areas will typically not form durable three-dimensional channels.
  • the core wrap bond 27 may be continuous along each channel-forming area 26 but it may also be discontinuous (intermittent) such as formed by series of point bonds.
  • An auxiliary glue 72 when present may at least partially help forming the bond 27. Typically, some pressure can be applied on the substrates in the areas 26 so that the auxiliary glue better forms the bonds between the substrates. Of course it is not excluded that the core wrap bond 27 is made via other known attachment means, such as pressure bonding, ultrasonic bonding or heat bonding or combination thereof. If an auxiliary glue 72 is applied on the inner surface of any of the substrates 16, 16' as a series of longitudinally-oriented continuous slots, the width and frequency of these slots may advantageously be such that at least one slot of auxiliary glue is present at any level of the channel in the longitudinal direction.
  • the slots may be 1 mm wide with a 1 mm distance between neighboring slots, and the absorbent material free areas forming the channel-forming areas have a width of about 8 mm.
  • 4 slots of auxiliary glue will be present on average in each of the areas 26.
  • the core wrap bond 27 may have the same outline but be slightly smaller than the absorbent material free areas 26 due to the tolerance required in some manufacturing process.
  • the channel-forming areas 26 may be present within the middle region 82 of the core, in particular at least at the same longitudinal level as the crotch point C.
  • the absorbent core may also comprise more than two channel-forming areas, for example at least 3, or at least 4 or at least 5 or at least 6.
  • the channel-forming areas may comprise one or more pairs of areas symmetrically arranged relative to the longitudinal axis 80 so that they form mirror images of each other relative to this axis. Shorter area(s) substantially free of absorbent material may also be present, for example in the back region or the front region of the core, as seen for example in the Figures of WO2012/170778 .
  • the channel-forming areas 26 may be longitudinally-orientated, which means that each channel-forming area extends at least as 2.5 times as much in the longitudinal direction (y) than in the transversal direction (x), and typically at least 3 times as much in the longitudinal direction than in the transverse direction (as measured after projection on the respective axis).
  • the channel-forming areas 26 may have a length L' projected on the longitudinal axis 80 of the core that is at least 10% of the length L of the absorbent core, in particular from 20% to 80%. It may be advantageous that at least some or all of the channel-forming areas 26 are not transversely-orientated.
  • the channel-forming areas may be substantially free of absorbent material along at least part of their length across a width Wc which is at least 2 mm, or at least 3 mm or at least 4 mm, up to for example 20 mm, or 16 mm or 12 mm.
  • the width Wc of the areas substantially free of absorbent material may be constant through substantially its whole length or may vary along the length of the channel-forming areas.
  • the channel-forming areas 26 may be completely orientated longitudinally and parallel to the longitudinal axis but may also be curved or straight with an angle relative to the longitudinal axis 80. In particular some or all these areas, in particular these areas present in the middle region, may be concave towards the longitudinal axis 80, as for example represented in the Figures for the pair of channels 26.
  • the channel-forming areas may be or comprise a smooth curve, i.e. a curve with a continuously turning tangent.
  • the curve may have a substantially constant radius of curvature along the curved portion.
  • the radius of the curvature may be at least 1.5 times the width W of the core, in particular at least 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 times the width W.
  • the curve may have a more complicated shape, for example comprising several inflexion points such as a wave or having a varying radius of curvature along the curve.
  • the smallest distance or gap between the pair may be for example at least 5 mm, or at least 10 mm, or at least 16 mm.
  • the channel-forming areas may also be at least in part convex, i.e. bending towards the closest longitudinal side edge. This may be advantageous if a stiffer absorbent core is desired, for example for core used in training pant where it may be desired that the wearer as a feeling that he wears an absorbent article and thus improving the potty training process. It is also not excluded that the curved longitudinally-extending channel-forming areas may have a portion which is straight, in particular parallel to the longitudinal axis or under an angle of (e.g. from 5°) up to 30°, or for example up to 20°, or up to 10° with a line parallel to the longitudinal axis.
  • the channel-forming areas may also be branched. A channel-forming area may or may be present that coincides with the longitudinal axis 80 of the core.
  • Three-dimensional channels 26' form when the absorbent material adjacent the channel-forming areas 26 absorbs a fluid, typically urine, and swells.
  • the depressions within the absorbent core formed by core wrap bond 27 between the two substrates will become deeper and apparent to the eye and the touch. It is possible to create a sufficiently strong core wrap bond combined with a relatively low amount of SAP and/or a relatively extensible substrate material so that the channels remain permanent until complete saturation of the absorbent material.
  • the core wrap bonds may in some cases also restrict the swelling of the absorbent material when the core is substantially loaded.
  • the core wrap bond 27 may also be designed to gradually open in a controlled manner when exposed to a large amount of fluid.
  • the bonds may thus remain substantially intact at least during a first phase as the absorbent material absorbs a moderate quantity of fluid, as shown on Fig. 14 .
  • the core wrap bonds 27 in the channels can start opening to provide more space for the absorbent material to swell while keeping most of the benefits of the channels such as increased flexibility of the core in transversal direction and fluid management.
  • a more substantial part of the channel bonds can open to provide even more space for the swelling absorbent material to expand.
  • the strength of core wrap bond 27 within the channels can be controlled for example by varying the amount and nature of the glue used for the attaching the two sides of the core wrap, the pressure used to make the core wrap bond and/or the distribution of the absorbent material, as more absorbent material will usually causes more swelling and will put more pressure on the bond.
  • the extensibility of the material of the core wrap may also play a role.
  • the absorbent core 28 may comprise an auxiliary glue 72 applied on the inner surface of the top side and/or the bottom side of the core wrap.
  • the auxiliary glue may be applied directly over the substrate on which the absorbent material is deposited, thus helping to at least partially immobilize the absorbent material.
  • the auxiliary glue may also at least partially form the core wrap bond 27 of the channel-forming areas.
  • the auxiliary glue 72 may also be useful to improve the adhesion of the fibrous thermoplastic material 74, when present, to the substrate.
  • the auxiliary glue 72 may comprise or consist of any kind of thermoplastic hot-melt adhesives used in the field of absorbent core making.
  • Such an adhesive generally includes one or more polymers to provide cohesive strength (e.g., aliphatic polyolefins such as ethylene-propylene copolymers, polyetheramides, polyetheresters, and combinations thereof; ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers; styrene-butadiene or styrene-isoprene block copolymers; etc.), a resin or analogous material (sometimes called a tackifier) to provide adhesive strength (e.g., hydrocarbons distilled from petroleum distillates; rosins and/or rosin esters; terpenes derived, for example, from wood or citrus, etc.); and optional waxes, plasticizers or other materials to modify viscosity (e.g., mineral oil, polybutene, paraffin oils, ester oils, and the like), and/or other additives including
  • the auxiliary glue 72 can be applied by any adhesive applicator known in the field, in particular bead, slot or spray nozzles.
  • the auxiliary glue may be in principle applied as a continuous film on the whole of the auxiliary glue application area, however this may unduly increase the usage of adhesive material. Typically the adhesive will thus be applied discontinuously to maximize the area covered with a lower amount of adhesive.
  • the auxiliary glue may thus be applied as a relatively wide curtain of adhesive using as a spray nozzle.
  • the auxiliary glue may also be applied discontinuously as a series of discrete application zones within the application area.
  • the auxiliary glue can be applied using a slot coating process as a pattern comprising a plurality of spaced-apart slots which may each extend in the longitudinal direction.
  • the slots may for example have a width of from 0.5 mm to 3 mm, and/or have a lateral spacing there-between of from 0.5 mm to 4 mm.
  • the slots 72 may all be of equal length but may also have varying length. For example if the absorbent material was also profiled laterally with more material towards the longitudinal centerline of the substrate, it may be beneficial to have longer or wider slots towards the center of the substrate.
  • Each slot may be applied continuously in the longitudinal direction.
  • the slots may all have the same length or may have different lengths, in case more SAP immobilization was requested in some areas.
  • the auxiliary glue 72 may for example be applied at a basis weight in the range from 0.5 gsm to 10 gsm, in particular from 1 gsm to 5 gsm, for example 1 or 2 gsm (including the surface of the spaces between the glue application areas).
  • the basis weight may also vary locally within the auxiliary glue application area.
  • the absorbent core 28 may also comprise a fibrous thermoplastic adhesive material 74, also knows as microfiber glue, to help immobilizing the absorbent material 60 within the core wrap.
  • the fibrous thermoplastic adhesive material 74 may be applied, typically by spraying, over the absorbent material areas after it has been deposited on its substrate during the core making process.
  • the fibrous thermoplastic adhesive material 74 contacts the absorbent material 60 and the substrate layer 16 or 16' in the spaces between the absorbent material areas. This imparts an essentially three-dimensional net-like structure to the fibrous layer of thermoplastic adhesive material, which in itself is essentially a two-dimensional structure of relatively small thickness, as compared to the dimension in length and width directions.
  • the fibrous thermoplastic adhesive material may provide cavities to cover the absorbent material, and thereby immobilizes this absorbent material.
  • the fibrous adhesive may be for example sprayed on an absorbent layer.
  • thermoplastic adhesive used for the fibrous layer preferably has elastomeric properties, such that the web formed by the fibers on the SAP layer is able to be stretched as the SAP swell.
  • exemplary elastomeric, hotmelt adhesives include thermoplastic elastomers such as ethylene vinyl acetates, polyurethanes, polyolefin blends of a hard component (generally a crystalline polyolefin such as polypropylene or polyethylene) and a Soft component (such as ethylene-propylene rubber); copolyesters such as poly (ethylene terephthalate-co-ethylene azelate); and thermoplastic elastomeric block copolymers having thermoplastic end blocks and rubbery mid blocks designated as A-B-A block copolymers: mixtures of structurally different homopolymers or copolymers, e.g., a mixture of polyethylene or polystyrene with an A-B-A block copolymer; mixtures of a thermoplastic elastomer
  • the fibrous thermoplastic adhesive material may typically have a molecular weight (Mw) of more than 10,000 and a glass transition temperature (Tg) usually below room temperature or - 6 °C ⁇ Tg ⁇ 16 °C. Typical concentrations of the polymer in a hotmelt are in the range of about 20% to about 40% by weight.
  • the thermoplastic polymers may be water insensitive.
  • Exemplary polymers are (styrenic) block copolymers including A-B-A triblock structures, A-B diblock structures and (A- B)n radial block copolymer structures wherein the A blocks are non-elastomeric polymer blocks, typically comprising polystyrene, and the B blocks are unsaturated conjugated diene or (partly) hydrogenated versions of such.
  • the B block is typically isoprene, butadiene, ethylene/butylene (hydrogenated butadiene), ethylene/propylene (hydrogenated isoprene), and mixtures thereof.
  • Other suitable thermoplastic polymers that may be employed are metallocene polyolefins, which are ethylene polymers prepared using single-site or metallocene catalysts.
  • At least one comonomer can be polymerized with ethylene to make a copolymer, terpolymer or higher order polymer.
  • amorphous polyolefins or amorphous polyalphaolefins APAO which are homopolymers, copolymers or terpolymers of C2 to C8 alpha olefins.
  • the tackifying resin may exemplarily have a Mw below 5,000 and a Tg usually above room temperature, typical concentrations of the resin in a hotmelt are in the range of about 30 to about 60%, and the plasticizer has a low Mw of typically less than 1,000 and a Tg below room temperature, with a typical concentration of about 0 to about 15%.
  • the thermoplastic adhesive material fibers may exemplarily have an average thickness of about 1 to about 50 micrometers or about 1 to about 35 micrometers and an average length of about 5 mm to about 50 mm or about 5mm to about 30 mm.
  • the auxiliary glue may improve the adhesion of the thermoplastic adhesive material to the substrate.
  • the fibers adhere to each other to form a fibrous layer, which can also be described as a mesh.
  • the absorbent cores 28 and the absorbent articles 20 of the invention may be made by any conventional methods known in the art.
  • the absorbent cores and articles may be hand-made or industrially produced at high speed on a modern converting line.
  • the absorbent cores of the invention can in particular be made industrially by the so-called SAP printing process using the method generally disclosed in US2006/024433 (Blessing ), US2008/0312617 and US2010/0051166A1 (both to Hundorf et al. ) and US2014/0027066A1 , with some adaptations. This process will now be discussed herein in more details, being it understood that the process described should not be considered limiting for interpreting the scope of the product claims.
  • Fig. 10 schematically shows a printing unit for making an absorbent core corresponding to the core shown on Fig. 3 .
  • the substrate 16 is fed from the right side to an idler (rotatable support roll) 118.
  • the auxiliary glue 72 may be applied between a free span between two further idlers 119-120 by an auxiliary glue applicator 136.
  • the auxiliary glue applicator 136 may be a nozzle system which can provide a relatively thin but wide curtain of thermoplastic adhesive material as suggested in WO2008/155699 , but may also alternatively and advantageously comprise a slot coater for applying simultaneously several slots of auxiliary glue 72 longitudinally along a desired width of the substrate.
  • a SAP hopper 142 holds and dispenses a flowable absorbent material 60 such as SAP particles (which for simplicity will be designated as SAP in the following) to the cavities 122 of the printing roll 144.
  • SAP particles which for simplicity will be designated as SAP in the following
  • One possibility to hold the material in the cavities 122 may be a vacuum applied to the inner side of the printing roll and symbolized by the - sign on the Figure.
  • the bottom of the cavities may be provided with a fine mesh so that the absorbent material is not further drawn within the printing roll.
  • the vacuum is for example released or inverted just before or at the meeting point with the lay-on drum, as symbolized by the + sign.
  • the SAP is deposited from the printing roll 144 on to the substrate 16 at a meeting point where the printing rolls is closest to the lay-on drum 132. This step will be described in more details below with reference to Fig. 11 .
  • a thermoplastic adhesive material applicator 150 may then apply the fibrous thermoplastic adhesive material 74 on the deposited absorbent material.
  • the substrate 16 and the absorbent material deposited thereon may be directly put in face-to-face relation with a second substrate 16' using a pressure roll 131.
  • the pressure roll 131 can further cooperate with lay-on drum to form channel-forming areas by applying pressure on the desired absorbent material-free area of the core.
  • the downstream pressure roll can have a raised pressure pattern substantially corresponding to the mating strips, for contacting the substrate in an area thereof corresponding to a channel (see US20140027066 ).
  • the continuous supply of absorbent core may then be further driven past a rotatable support roll 121 to a sealing unit (not represented).
  • the core lateral edges may be sealed longitudinally as a C-wrap in a seal forming guide roller by continuously folding the laterally extending flaps of one of the substrate.
  • the absorbent cores 28 can then be individualized by forming the front and back seals and cutting the web of the core material at the required interval.
  • the end seal glue may for example be applied on any of the first and second substrates before these are brought in face to face relationship.
  • the continuous flow of absorbent cores can then be integrated into a converting process for making an absorbent article.
  • the absorbent material deposition step, or printing step, is schematically illustrated in Fig. 11 , which only shows how the printing roll 144 and the lay-on drum 132 cooperate to precisely deposit the SAP onto the substrate.
  • the printing roll 144 comprises on its periphery a plurality of cavities 122 that can be filled with SAP particles.
  • the cavities 122 have a predetermined volume so that the amount of SAP filled is precisely controlled.
  • the cavities may have any kind of shape, for example they may generally have an inverted dome-shape. These cavities may be arranged in a series of transversal rows but other arrangements are possible.
  • the printing roll shown comprises a pair of areas 21 free of cavities and surrounded by the cavities 122. These areas 21 correspond to the absorbent material-free area that will form channel-forming areas. Of course the printing roll may comprise no, or only one or more than a pair of these cavity-free areas 21. The areas 21 may be flush with the surface of the printing roll or may be raised.
  • the cavities may be connected to a vacuum (shown by the minus sign "-" in the Figures through a grid (not shown) in the fill area of the drum, typically at the upper region of drum (corresponding ca. to the angle between ca. 11 to 3 o'clock in Fig. 11 ), the vacuum being also present in an absorbent material retention area (ca. 3 to 5 o'clock) to ensure that the material does not escape the cavities before being deposited.
  • the vacuum is switched off and may be replaced by overpressure (represented by the sign + + for "high” pressure area between ca. 5 and 7 o'clock) to completely blow the SAP out of the cavities onto the substrate.
  • Another internal printing roll chamber with some overpressure e.g from 7 to 10 'clock symbolized by the "+" sign for "low” pressure) may be provided to clean up the cavities from any remaining SAP before these are filled again for another printing cycle.
  • the printing-roll 144 comes in close proximity of the lay-on roll 132 at a meeting point so that the SAP can be accurately transferred to the substrate 16 supported on the lay-on drum 132.
  • the lay-on drum 132 is generally circular and comprises on its periphery at least one and typically a plurality of receptacles 133, each receptacle being substantially identical to the preceding and providing a full deposition pattern for one core.
  • a lay-on drum may for example comprise about 4 such receptacles 133 for absorbent cores for baby diapers size 4. For a given size of the drum, more receptacles may be present if the cores to be made are smaller.
  • the diameter of the printing roll 144 may be as shown smaller than the lay-on drum 132, so that a complete turn of the lay-on drum corresponds to several turns of the printing rolls, e.g. in a relation of 4 to 1 for size 4 absorbent core.
  • Each receptacle 133 comprises at its surface a pattern of depression 138, 138', 138". These depressions may be designated by their usual term “air-slots”. The depressions are arranged to provide the pattern of absorbent material deposition desired.
  • the receptacle itself may comprise longitudinally-oriented rods 36 (also called “MD bars”), transversally-orientated rods 36' (“also called “CD bars”), or otherwise shaped areas such as a surface comprising substantially circular holes 36".
  • the depressions 138 are connected to a vacuum (represented by the double minus sign "- -" in Figs. 10-11 ) as they approach the SAP deposition area at the meeting point. This vacuum helps maintaining the substrate 16 taut on the lay-on drum.
  • this vacuum somewhat pulls the substrate inwards of the surface of the lay-on drum through the depressions.
  • small undulations are formed at the surface of the substrate matching the outline of the underlying depressions.
  • a grid may be present at the bottom of the depressions.
  • These undulations generally define the shape of the deposited absorbent material area, as the vacuum will also help sucking and directing the SAP 60 from the print roll 144 at the meeting point onto the undulations.
  • the vacuum exerted through each depressions combined by the over-blow pressure on the print roll will bring the deposited SAP to generally follow the shape of the depressions to form continuous areas, and this even if the cavities 122 have another shape such as discrete circular cavities.
  • a lower vacuum may be used to keep the substrate and the SAP in place while the microfiber glue is applied (as shown in Fig. 10 but not shown on Fig. 11 ).
  • Longitudinally-orientated depressions 138 will generally allow depositing longitudinally-orientated absorbent material area 754, transversally-orientated depressions 138' transversally-orientated absorbent material area 752 and generally circular depressions 138" dot-shaped material areas 751. It should be understood that the process described above is not intended to be limiting on the product claims.
  • the dot-shaped material areas 751 may for example also be formed using air-slots which are not circular.
  • the cavities 22 of the printing roll 144 are tube- or cone- shaped, and are sufficiently spaced away from each other and/or the amount of SAP in these cavities is relatively low, they may also be used to deposit dot-shaped material areas on the substrate using for example transversally-orientated air slots 138'.
  • the receptacle 133 on the lay-on drum may comprise a pair of mating strips 31 that corresponds to the cavity-free areas 21 on the lay-on drum.
  • the mating strips 31 may be flush with the surface of the lay-on drum but may be advantageously slightly raised by a few mm.
  • Such mating strips/cavity-free areas combinations 21, 31 are exemplarily disclosed in further details in US2012/0312491 (Jackels ).
  • the pressure drum 131 may have matching strips (not represented) that may also be slightly raised so that a localized pressure is applied on both substrates 16, 16' at the area corresponding to the raised strips 31, thus providing a core wrap bond 27 and channel-forming areas 26.
  • the number and shape of the cavity-free areas 21 / mating strips 31 combination can be adapted to obtain any desired number and shape of channel-foring areas 26.
  • the SAP printing technology exemplarily described above allows for highspeed and precise deposition of SAP on a substrate with or without channel-forming areas. It should however be understood that other processes than those represented can be used to make the claimed absorbent cores.
  • FIG. 12 is a top plan view of the exemplary diaper 20, in a flat-out state, with portions of the structure being cut-away to more clearly show the construction of the diaper 20.
  • Fig. 13 is transversal cross-sectional view of the diaper 20 taken along the transversal centerline 90' in Fig. 12 .
  • This diaper 20 is shown for illustration purpose only as the absorbent core may be used for other absorbent articles, in particular type of baby diapers or training pants.
  • the absorbent article 20 comprises a liquid permeable topsheet 24, a liquid impermeable backsheet 25 and an absorbent core 28 according to the invention between the topsheet 24 and the backsheet 25.
  • the absorbent article may also comprise further typical components such as an acquisition layer and/or a distribution layer (collectively referred to as acquisition-distribution system "ADS", designated as 54), and elasticized gasketing cuffs 32 present between topsheet and backsheet and upstanding barrier leg cuffs 34, which will be further detailed in the following.
  • acquisition-distribution system "ADS" acquisition-distribution system
  • the Figures also show other typical taped diaper components such as a fastening system comprising fastening tabs 42 attached towards the back edge 12 of the article and cooperating with a landing zone 44 towards the front edge 10 of the article.
  • the absorbent article may also comprise other typical components, which are not represented in the Figures, such as a back elastic waist feature, a front elastic waist feature, transverse barrier cuffs, a wetness indicator that changes appearance when contacted with urine, a lotion application, etc.
  • the absorbent article 20 comprises a front edge 10, a back edge 12, and two longitudinally extending side (lateral) edges 13, 14.
  • the front edge 10 is the edge of the article which is intended to be placed towards the front of the user when worn, and the back edge 12 is the opposite edge.
  • the absorbent article may be notionally divided by a longitudinal axis 80' extending from the front edge to the back edge of the article and dividing the article in two substantially symmetrical halves relative to this axis, when viewing the article from the wearer facing side in a flat out configuration, as exemplarily shown in Fig. 12 .
  • This axis 80' may typically be concomitant with the longitudinal axis 80 of the core.
  • the article may be typically flattened using clamps along the periphery of the article and/or a sticky surface, so that the topsheet and backsheet can be pulled taut so as to be substantially flat. Closed articles such as training pant may be cut open along the side seams to apply them on a flat surface. Unless otherwise indicated, dimensions and areas disclosed herein apply to the article in this flat-out configuration.
  • the article has a length L" as measured along the axis 80' from the back edge to the front edge.
  • the absorbent article 20 can also be notionally divided by a transversal axis 90' into a front region and a back region of equal length measured on the longitudinal axis, when the article is in such a flat state. This article's transversal axis 90' is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 80' and placed at half the length of the article.
  • the topsheet 24, the backsheet 25, the absorbent core 28 and the other article components may be assembled in a variety of well-known configurations, in particular by gluing and/or heat embossing.
  • Exemplary diaper assemblies are for example generally described in US 3,860,003 , US 5,221,274 , US 5,554,145 , US 5,569,234 , US 5,580,411 , and US 6,004,306 .
  • the absorbent article is preferably thin.
  • the article may be advantageously thin at the intersection of the longitudinal and transversal axes, for example with a caliper of from 1.0 mm to 8.0 mm, in particular from 1.5 mm to 6.0 mm, as measured using the Absorbent Article Caliper Test described below.
  • the topsheet 24 is the part of the absorbent article 20 that is directly in contact with the wearer's skin.
  • the topsheet 24 can be joined to the backsheet 25, the absorbent core 28 and/or any other layers as is known in the art (as used herein, the term "joined” encompasses configurations whereby an element is directly secured to another element by affixing the element directly to the other element, and configurations whereby an element is indirectly secured to another element by affixing the element to intermediate member(s) which in turn are affixed to the other element).
  • the topsheet 24 and the backsheet 25 are joined directly to each other in some locations (e.g. on or close to the periphery of the article) and are indirectly joined together in other locations by directly joining them to one or more other elements of the article 20.
  • the topsheet 24 is preferably compliant, soft-feeling, and non-irritating to the wearer's skin. Further, at least a portion of the topsheet 24 is liquid permeable, permitting liquids to readily penetrate through its thickness.
  • a suitable topsheet may be manufactured from a wide range of materials, such as porous foams, reticulated foams, apertured plastic films, or woven or nonwoven materials of natural fibers (e.g., wood or cotton fibers), synthetic fibers or filaments (e.g., polyester or polypropylene or bicomponent PE/PP fibers or mixtures thereof), or a combination of natural and synthetic fibers.
  • the fibers may be spunbond, carded, wet-laid, meltblown, hydroentangled, or otherwise processed as is known in the art, in particular spunbond PP nonwoven.
  • a suitable topsheet comprising a web of staple-length polypropylene fibers is manufactured by Veratec, Inc., a Division of International Paper Company, of Walpole, MA under the designation P-8.
  • Suitable formed film topsheets are also described in US 3,929,135 , US 4,324,246 , US 4,342,314 , US 4,463,045 , and US 5,006,394 .
  • Other suitable topsheets may be made in accordance with US 4,609,518 and US 4,629,643 .
  • Such formed films are available from The Procter & Gamble Company of Cincinnati, Ohio as “DRI-WEAVE” and from Tredegar Corporation, based in Richmond, VA, as "CLIFF-T”.
  • topsheet may be coated with a lotion as is known in the art.
  • suitable lotions include those described in US 5,607,760 , US 5,609,587 , US 5,643,588 , US 5,968,025 and US 6,716,441 .
  • the topsheet 24 may also include or be treated with antibacterial agents, some examples of which are disclosed in WO 95/24173 . Further, the topsheet, the backsheet or any portion of the topsheet or backsheet may be embossed and/or matte finished to provide a more cloth like appearance.
  • the topsheet 24 may comprise one or more apertures to ease penetration of exudates therethrough, such as urine and/or feces (solid, semi-solid, or liquid).
  • the size of at least the primary aperture is important in achieving the desired waste encapsulation performance. If the primary aperture is too small, the waste may not pass through the aperture, either due to poor alignment of the waste source and the aperture location or due to fecal masses having a diameter greater than the aperture. If the aperture is too large, the area of skin that may be contaminated by "rewet" from the article is increased.
  • the total area of the apertures at the surface of a diaper may have an area of between about 10 cm 2 and about 50 cm 2 , in particular between about 15 cm 2 and 35 cm 2 .
  • WO 2011/163582 also discloses suitable colored topsheet having a basis weight of from 12 to 18 gsm and comprising a plurality of bonded points. Each of the bonded points has a surface area of from 2 mm 2 to 5 mm 2 and the cumulated surface area of the plurality of bonded points is from 10 to 25% of the total surface area of the topsheet.
  • Typical diaper topsheets have a basis weight of from about 10 to about 28 gsm, in particular between from about 12 to about 18 gsm but other basis weights are possible.
  • the backsheet 25 is generally that portion of the absorbent article 20 which forms the majority of the external surface of the article when worn by the user and prevents the exudates absorbed and contained therein from soiling articles such as bed sheets and undergarments.
  • the bottom side 290 of the absorbent core 28 is positioned towards the backsheet 25.
  • the backsheet 25 is typically impermeable to liquids (e.g. urine).
  • the backsheet 25 may for example be or comprise a thin plastic film such as a thermoplastic film having a thickness of about 0.012 mm to about 0.051 mm.
  • Exemplary backsheet films include those manufactured by Tredegar Corporation, based in Richmond, VA, and sold under the trade name CPC2 film.
  • Suitable backsheet materials may include breathable materials which permit vapors to escape from the article 20 while still preventing exudates from passing through the backsheet 25.
  • exemplary breathable materials may include materials such as woven webs, nonwoven webs, composite materials such as film-coated nonwoven webs, microporous films such as manufactured by Mitsui Toatsu Co., of Japan under the designation ESPOIR NO and by Tredegar Corporation of Richmond, VA, and sold under the designation EXAIRE, and monolithic films such as manufactured by Clopay Corporation, Cincinnati, OH under the name HYTREL blend P18-3097.
  • Some breathable composite materials are described in greater detail in WO 95/16746 (E. I. DuPont ), US 5,938,648 (LaVon et al. ), US 4,681,793 (Linman et al. ), US 5,865,823 (Curro ), US 5,571,096 (Dobrin et al. ) and US 6,946,585 (London Brown
  • the backsheet 25 may be joined to the topsheet 24, the absorbent core 28 or any other element of the diaper 20 by any attachment means known in the art.
  • Suitable attachment means are described above with respect to means for joining the topsheet 24 to other elements of the article 20.
  • the attachment means may include a uniform continuous layer of adhesive, a patterned layer of adhesive, or an array of separate lines, spirals, or spots of adhesive.
  • Suitable attachment means comprises an open pattern network of filaments of adhesive as disclosed in US 4,573,986 .
  • Other suitable attachment means include several lines of adhesive filaments which are swirled into a spiral pattern, as is illustrated by the apparatus and methods shown in US 3,911,173 , US 4,785,996 ; and US 4,842,666 .
  • Adhesives which have been found to be satisfactory are manufactured by H. B. Fuller Company of St. Paul, Minnesota and marketed as HL-1620 and HL 1358-XZP.
  • the attachment means may comprise heat bonds, pressure bonds, ultrasonic bonds, dynamic mechanical bonds, or any other suitable attachment means or combinations of these attachment means as are known in the art.
  • the absorbent articles of the invention may comprise an acquisition layer, a distribution layer, or combination of both (herein collectively referred to as acquisition-distribution system "ADS", represented as a single layer 54 in the Figures).
  • ADS acquisition-distribution system
  • the function of the ADS is typically to quickly acquire the fluid and distribute it to the absorbent core in an efficient manner.
  • the ADS may comprise one, two or more layers, which may form a unitary layer or remain discrete layers which may be attached to each other.
  • the ADS may in particular comprises two layers: a distribution layer and an acquisition layer disposed between the absorbent core and the topsheet, but the invention is not restricted to this example.
  • the ADS will not comprise SAP as this may slow the acquisition and distribution of the fluid.
  • the prior art discloses many type of acquisition-distribution system, see for example WO 2000/59430 (Daley ), WO 95/10996 (Richards ), US 5,700,254 (McDowall ), WO 02/067809 (Graef ).
  • the ADS may, although not necessarily, comprise two layers: a distribution layer and an acquisition layer, which will now be exemplified in more detail.
  • the function of a distribution layer is to spread the insulting fluid liquid over a larger surface within the article so that the absorbent capacity of the core can be more efficiently used.
  • the distribution layer is made of a nonwoven material based on synthetic or cellulosic fibers and having a relatively low density.
  • the density of the distribution layer may vary depending on the compression of the article, but may typically range from 0.03 to 0.25 g/cm 3 , in particular from 0.05 to 0.15 g/cm 3 measured at 0.30 psi (2.07kPa).
  • the distribution layer 54 may also be a material having a water retention value of from 25 to 60, preferably from 30 to 45, measured as indicated in the procedure disclosed in US 5,137,537 .
  • the distribution layer 54 may typically have an average basis weight of from 30 to 400 g/m 2 , in particular from 100 to 300 g/m 2 .
  • the distribution layer may for example comprise at least 50% by weight of crosslinked cellulose fibers.
  • the crosslinked cellulosic fibers may be crimped, twisted, or curled, or a combination thereof including crimped, twisted, and curled. This type of material has been used in the past in disposable diapers as part of an acquisition system, for example US 2008/0312622 A1 (Hundorf ).
  • the crosslinked cellulosic fibers provide higher resilience and therefore higher resistance against the compression in the product packaging or in use conditions, e.g. under baby weight.
  • Exemplary chemically crosslinked cellulosic fibers suitable for a distribution layer are disclosed in US 5,549,791 , US 5,137,537 , WO 95/34329 or US 2007/118087 .
  • Exemplary crosslinking agents include polycarboxylic acids such as citric acid and/or polyacrylic acids such as acrylic acid and maleic acid copolymers.
  • the crosslinked cellulosic fibers may have between about 0.5 mole % and about 10.0 mole % of a C2 -C9 polycarboxylic acid crosslinking agent, calculated on a cellulose anhydroglucose molar basis, reacted with said fibers in an intrafiber ester crosslink bond form.
  • the C2 -C9 polycarboxylic acid crosslinking agent may be selected from the group consisting of:
  • Polyacrylic acid crosslinking agents may also be selected from polyacrylic acid homopolymers, copolymers of acrylic acid, and mixtures thereof.
  • the fibers may have between 1.0 weight % and 10.0 weight %, preferably between 3 weight % and 7 weight %, of these crosslinking agents, calculated on a dry fiber weight basis, reacted therewith in the form of intrafiber crosslink bonds.
  • the crosslinking agent may be a polyacrylic acid polymer having a molecular weight of from 500 to 40,000, preferably from 1,000 to 20,000.
  • the polymeric polyacrylic acid crosslinking agent may be a copolymer of acrylic acid and maleic acid, in particular wherein the weight ratio of acrylic acid to maleic acid is from 10:1 to 1:1, preferably from 5:1 to 1.5:1.
  • An effective amount of citric acid may be further mixed with said polymeric polyacrylic acid crosslinking agent.
  • the distribution layer comprising crosslinked cellulose fibers may comprise other fibers, but this layer may advantageously comprise at least 50%, or 60%, or 70%, or 80%, or 90% or even up to 100%, by weight of the layer, of crosslinked cellulose fibers (including the crosslinking agents).
  • Examples of such mixed layer of crosslinked cellulose fibers may comprise about 70% by weight of chemically crosslinked cellulose fibers, about 10% by weight polyester (PET) fibers, and about 20 % by weight untreated pulp fibers.
  • the layer of crosslinked cellulose fibers may comprise about 70% by weight chemically crosslinked cellulose fibers, about 20% by weight lyocell fibers, and about 10% by weight PET fibers.
  • the layer may comprise about 68% by weight chemically crosslinked cellulose fibers, about 16% by weight untreated pulp fibers, and about 16% by weight PET fibers.
  • the layer of crosslinked cellulose fibers may comprise from about 90-100% by weight chemically crosslinked cellulose fibers.
  • the absorbent article 20 may comprise an acquisition layer, whose function is to quickly acquire the fluid away from the topsheet so as to provide a good dryness for the wearer.
  • the acquisition layer is typically placed directly under the topsheet. If present, the distribution layer may be at least partially disposed under the acquisition layer.
  • the acquisition layer may typically be or comprise a non-woven material, for example a SMS or SMMS material, comprising a spunbonded, a melt-blown and a further spunbonded layer or alternatively a carded chemical-bonded nonwoven.
  • the non-woven material may in particular be latex bonded.
  • Exemplary upper acquisition layers are disclosed in US 7,786,341 .
  • resin-bonded nonwovens may be used, in particular where the fibers used are solid round or round and hollow PET staple fibers (50/50 or 40/60 mix of 6 denier and 9 denier fibers).
  • An exemplary binder is a butadiene/styrene latex.
  • Nonwovens have the advantage that they can be manufactured outside the converting line and stored and used as a roll of material. Further useful nonwovens are described in US 6,645,569 (Cramer et al. ), US 6,863,933 (Cramer et al. ), US 7,112,621 (Rohrbaugh et al. ), US 2003/148684 (Cramer et al. ) and US 2005/008839 (Cramer et al. ).
  • the acquisition layer may be stabilized by a latex binder, for example a styrene-butadiene latex binder (SB latex).
  • SB latex styrene-butadiene latex binder
  • Processes for obtaining such latices are known, for example, from EP 149880 (Kwok ) and US 2003/0105190 (Diehl et al. ).
  • the binder may be present in the acquisition layer 52 in excess of about 12%, about 14% or about 16% by weight.
  • SB latex is available under the trade name GENFLO TM 3160 (OMNOVA Solutions Inc.; Akron, Ohio).
  • a further acquisition layer may be used in addition to the first acquisition layer described above.
  • a tissue layer may be placed between the first acquisition layer and the distribution layer.
  • the tissue may have enhanced capillarity distribution properties compared to the acquisition layer described above.
  • the tissue and the first acquisition layer may be of the same size or may be of different size, for example the tissue layer may extend further in the back of the absorbent article than the first acquisition layer.
  • An example of a hydrophilic tissue is a 13 to 15 gsm high wet strength tissue made of cellulose fibers from supplier Havix.
  • the absorbent article may include a fastening system.
  • the fastening system can be used to provide lateral tensions about the circumference of the absorbent article to hold the absorbent article on the wearer. This fastening system is not necessary for training pant article since the waist region of these articles is already bonded.
  • the fastening system usually comprises a fastener 42 such as tape tabs, hook and loop fastening components, interlocking fasteners such as tabs & slots, buckles, buttons, snaps, and/or hermaphroditic fastening components, although any other known fastening means are generally acceptable.
  • a landing zone 44 is normally provided on the front waist region of the article for the fastener 42 to be releasably attached.
  • Some exemplary surface fastening systems are disclosed in US 3,848,594 , US 4,662,875 , US 4,846,815 , US 4,894,060 , US 4,946,527 , US 5,151,092 and US 5,221,274 (Buell ).
  • An exemplary interlocking fastening system is disclosed in US 6,432,098 .
  • the fastening system may also provide a means for holding the article in a disposal configuration as disclosed in US 4,963,140 (Robertson et al. )
  • the fastening system may also include primary and secondary fastening systems, as disclosed in US 4,699,622 to reduce shifting of overlapped portions or to improve fit as disclosed in US 5,242,436 , US 5,499,978 , US 5,507,736 , and US 5,591,152 .
  • the absorbent article may comprise front ears 46 and back ears 40 as is known in the art.
  • the ears can be integral part of the chassis, for example formed from the topsheet and/or backsheet as side panel. Alternatively, as represented in Fig. 12 , they may be separate elements attached by gluing and / or heat embossing.
  • the back ears 40 are advantageously stretchable to facilitate the attachment of the tabs 42 on the landing zone 44 and maintain the taped diapers in place around the wearer's waist.
  • the front ears 46 may also be elastic or extensible to provide a more comfortable and contouring fit by initially conformably fitting the absorbent article to the wearer and sustaining this fit throughout the time of wear well past when absorbent article has been loaded with exudates since the elasticized ears allow the sides of the absorbent article to expand and contract.
  • Absorbent articles such as diapers or training pants may typically further comprise components that improve the fit of the article around the legs of the wearer, in particular barrier leg cuffs 34 and gasketing cuffs 32.
  • the barrier leg cuffs may be formed by a piece of material, typically a nonwoven, which is partially bonded to the rest of the article and can be partially raised away and thus stand up from the plane defined by the topsheet, when the article is pulled flat as shown for example in Fig. 12 .
  • the barrier leg cuffs 34 can provide improved containment of liquids and other body exudates approximately at the junction of the torso and legs of the wearer.
  • the barrier leg cuffs 34 extend at least partially between the front edge and the back edge of the absorbent article on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis and are at least present adjacent to the crotch point (C).
  • the barrier leg cuffs 34 may be delimited by a proximal edge 64 joined to the rest of the article, typically the topsheet and/or the backsheet, and a free terminal edge 66 intended to contact and form a seal with the wearer's skin.
  • the barrier leg cuffs 34 may be joined at the proximal edge 64 with the chassis of the article by a bond 65 which may be made for example by adhesive bonding, fusion bonding or combination of known bonding means.
  • the bond 65 at the proximal edge 64 may be continuous or intermittent.
  • the barrier leg cuffs 34 can be integral with (i.e. formed from) the topsheet or the backsheet, or more typically be formed from a separate material joined to the rest of the article. Typically the material of the barrier leg cuffs may extend through the whole length of the article but is "tack bonded" to the topsheet towards the front edge and back edge of the article so that in these sections the barrier leg cuff material remains flush with the topsheet.
  • Each barrier leg cuff 34 may comprise one, two or more elastic strings 35 close to this free terminal edge 66 to provide a better seal.
  • the article may comprise gasketing cuffs 32, which are formed in the same plane as the chassis of absorbent article, in particular may be at least partially enclosed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and may be placed laterally outwardly relative to the barrier leg cuffs 34.
  • the gasketing cuffs 32 can provide a better seal around the thighs of the wearer.
  • each gasketing leg cuff 32 will comprise one or more elastic string or elastic element 33 comprised in the chassis of the diaper for example between the topsheet and backsheet in the area of the leg openings.
  • US 3,860,003 describes a disposable diaper which provides a contractible leg opening having a side flap and one or more elastic members to provide an elasticized leg cuff (a gasketing cuff).
  • US 4,808,178 (Aziz ) and US 4,909,803 (Aziz ) describe disposable diapers having "stand-up" elasticized flaps (rier leg cuffs) which improve the containment of the leg regions.
  • US 4,695,278 (Lawson ) and US 4,795,454 (Dragoo ) describe disposable diapers having dual cuffs, including gasketing cuffs and rier leg cuffs. All or a portion of the rier leg and/or gasketing cuffs may be treated with a lotion.
  • the absorbent article may also comprise at least one elastic waist feature (not represented) that helps to provide improved fit and containment.
  • the elastic waist feature is generally intended to elastically expand and contract to dynamically fit the wearer's waist.
  • the elastic waist feature preferably extends at least longitudinally outwardly from at least one waist edge of the absorbent core 28 and generally forms at least a portion of the back side of the absorbent article.
  • Disposable diapers can be constructed so as to have two elastic waist features, one positioned in the front waist region and one positioned in the back waist region.
  • the elastic waist feature may be constructed in a number of different configurations including those described in US 4,515,595 , US 4,710,189 , US 5,151,092 and US 5,221,274 .
  • adjacent layers will be joined together using conventional bonding method such as adhesive coating via slot coating or spraying on the whole or part of the surface of the layer, or thermo-bonding, or pressure bonding or combinations thereof. Most of the bonding between components is for clarity and readability not represented in the Figure,. Bonding between the layers of the article should be considered to be present unless specifically excluded. Adhesives may be typically used to improve the adhesion of the different layers, for example between the backsheet and the core wrap. The adhesives used may be any standard hotmelt glue as known in the art.
  • the CRC measures the liquid absorbed by the superabsorbent polymer particles for free swelling in excess liquid.
  • the CRC is measured according to EDANA method WSP 241.2-05.
  • This test may be used to measure the caliper of the absorbent core (before use i.e. without fluid loading) in a standardized manner.
  • a circular weight may be applied to the foot (e.g., a weight with a slot to facilitate application around the instrument shaft) to achieve the target weight.
  • the total weight of foot and added weight (including shaft) is selected to provide 2.07 kPa (0.30 psi) of pressure to the sample.
  • the caliper gauge is mounted with the lower surface of the contact foot in an horizontal plane so that the lower surface of the contact foot contacts the center of the flat horizontal upper surface of a base plate approximately 20 x 25 cm.
  • the gauge is set to read zero with the contact foot resting on the base plate.
  • Stopwatch Accuracy 1 second.
  • Sample preparation The core is conditioned at least 24 hours as indicated above.
  • Measurement procedure The core is laid flat with the bottom side, i.e. the side intended to be placed towards the backsheet in the finished article facing down.
  • the point of measurement (if not otherwise indicated the crotch point C) is carefully drawn on the top side of the core taking care not to compress or deform the core.
  • the contact foot of the caliper gauge is raised and the core is placed flat on the base plate of the caliper gauge with the top side of the core up so that when lowered, the center of the foot is on the marked measuring point.
  • the foot is gently lowered onto the article and released (ensure calibration to "0" prior to the start of the measurement).
  • the caliper value is read to the nearest 0.01 mm, 10 seconds after the foot is released.
  • the Absorbent Article Caliper Test can be performed as for the Dry Absorbent Core Caliper Test with the difference that the caliper of the finished absorbent article is measured instead of the caliper of the core. If not otherwise indicated, the point of measurement may be the intersection of the longitudinal axis 80' and transversal axis 90' of the absorbent article. If the absorbent articles were provided folded and/or in a package, the articles to be measured are unfolded and/or removed from the center area of the package. If the package contains more than 4 articles, the outer most two articles on each side of the package are not used in the testing. If the package contains more than 4 but fewer than 14 articles, then more than one package of articles is required to complete the testing.
  • the package contains 14 or more articles, then only one package of articles is required to perform the testing. If the package contains 4 or fewer articles then all articles in the package are measured and multiple packages are required to perform the measurement. Caliper readings should be taken 24 ⁇ 1 hours after the article is removed from the package, unfolded and conditioned. Physical manipulation of product should be minimal and restricted only to necessary sample preparation.
  • Any elastic components of the article that prevent the article from being laid flat under the caliper foot are cut or removed. These may include leg cuffs or waistbands. Pant-type articles are opened or cut along the side seams as necessary. Apply sufficient tension to flatten out any folds/wrinkles. Care is taken to avoid touching and/or compressing the area of measurement.

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  1. Im Wesentlichen ebenflächiger Absorptionskern (28), der sich in einer Querrichtung (x) und einer Längsrichtung (y) erstreckt, umfassend eine Kernumwicklung (16, 16'), die einen Absorptionsstoff (60) einschließt, wobei der Absorptionsstoff zu mindestens weniger als 20 Gew.-% Cellulosefasern im Verhältnis zum Gesamtgewicht an Absorptionsstoff umfasst und ein Muster von diskreten Absorptionsstoffbereichen bildet, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Muster punktförmige Bereiche (751) und mindestens einen von quer ausgerichteten Bereichen (752) und längs ausgerichteten Bereichen (754) umfasst, wobei die quer ausgerichteten Bereiche sich mindestens 2,5-mal mehr in der Querrichtung als in der Längsrichtung erstrecken und die längs ausgerichteten Bereiche sich mindestens 2,5-mal mehr in der Längsrichtung als in der Querrichtung erstrecken; und
    wobei mindestens einige der punktförmigen Bereiche im hinteren dritten Bereich (83) des Absorptionskerns enthalten sind.
  2. Absorptionskern nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die punktförmigen Bereiche entlang einer Vielzahl von quer ausgerichteten parallelen Reihen ausgerichtet sind.
  3. Absorptionskern nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei jeder punktförmige Bereich eine Längsabmessung gemäß Messung durch Projektion auf eine Linie parallel zur Längsrichtung und eine Querabmessung gemäß Messung durch Projektion auf eine Linie parallel zur Querrichtung aufweist und das Verhältnis der Längsabmessung zu der Querrichtung im Bereich von 0,5 bis 2,0 liegt.
  4. Absorptionskern nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei einige quer ausgerichtete Bereiche in der mittleren dritten Region (82) und/oder der vorderen dritten Region (81) des Kerns enthalten sind.
  5. Absorptionskern nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, umfassend mindestens einen kanalbildenden Bereich (26), der im Wesentlichen frei von Absorptionsstoff ist, durch den die Oberseite (288) der Kernumwicklung durch eine Kernumwicklungsbindung (27) an der Unterseite (290) der Kernumwicklung angebracht ist, so dass, wenn der dem kanalbildenden Bereich bzw. den kanalbildenden Bereichen benachbarte Absorptionsstoff (60) eine Flüssigkeit absorbiert und anschwillt, ein entsprechender dreidimensionaler Kanal (26') entlang der Kernumwicklungsbindung gebildet wird.
  6. Absorptionskern nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, umfassend mindestens zwei längs ausgerichtete kanalbildende Bereiche.
  7. Absorptionskern nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, wobei die zwei längs ausgerichteten kanalbildenden Bereiche Spiegelbilder voneinander relativ zu der Längsachse (80) des Kerns, insbesondere konkav zu der Längsachse hin sind.
  8. Absorptionskern nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Absorptionskern zu etwa 1 g bis etwa 8 g Absorptionsstoff, insbesondere Superabsorber-Polymerteilchen, umfasst.
  9. Absorptionskern nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, ferner umfassend ein Thermoplast-Klebematerial, das mindestens einen Teil des Absorptionsstoffs innerhalb der Kernumwicklung immobilisiert, insbesondere einen Hilfsklebstoff (72) an der Innenseite der Oberseite und/oder Unterseite der Kernumwicklung und/oder einen Mikrofaserklebstoff (74).
  10. Absorptionskern nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Kernumwicklung ein erstes Substrat (16) und ein zweites Substrat (16') umfasst und die Substrate durch eine C-Wicklung entlang der Längsseitenränder (284, 286) des Absorptionskerns verbunden sind.
  11. Absorptionskern nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Absorptionsstoff in der Längsrichtung makroskopisch profiliert ist, wobei insbesondere das Basisgewicht des Absorptionsstoffs in der mittleren Region (82) höher ist als in der vorderen Region (81) und/oder hinteren Region (83) des Kerns.
  12. Absorptionsartikel (20), insbesondere Säuglingswindel oder Übungshose, umfassend den Absorptionskern nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche.
  13. Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Absorptionskerns nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Verfahren die folgenden Schritte umfasst:
    - Bereitstellen einer Druckwalze (144), die eine Vielzahl von Hohlräumen (122) umfasst,
    - Bereitstellen einer Auflegetrommel (132), wobei die Auflegetrommel mindestens einen Behälter (133) umfasst, der längs ausgerichtete Vertiefungen (138) und/oder quer ausgerichtete Vertiefungen (138') und/oder im Allgemeinen kreisförmige Vertiefungen (138") umfasst,
    - Übertragen eines ersten Substrats (16) auf die Auflegetrommel (132),
    - Füllen der Hohlräume (122) der Druckwalze (144) mit einem Absorptionsstoff,
    - Vorwärtsbewegen des Behälters (133) mit dem gestützten Substrat (16) zu einer Treffstelle,
    - Ablagern des Absorptionsstoffs aus den Hohlräumen der Druckwalze auf dem Substrat (16) an der Treffstelle, während das Substrat durch die Auflegetrommel gestützt wird, wobei der Stoff in den Bereichen des Substrats abgelagert wird, die den Vertiefungen (138, 138', 138") des Behälters entsprechen, so dass der abgelagerte Absorptionsstoff ein Muster von punktförmigen Bereichen (751) und quer ausgerichteten Bereichen (752) und/oder längs ausgerichteten Bereichen (754) bildet; und
    - Bilden einer Kernumwicklung, die den abgelagerten Absorptionsstoff einschließt, wobei die Kernumwicklung das erste Substrat (16) und wahlweise ein zweites Substrat (16') umfasst.
  14. Verfahren nach Anspruch 13, wobei die Druckwalze einen oder mehrere hohlraumfreie Bereiche (21) umfasst, die mit einem oder mehreren zusammenpassenden Streifen (31) auf der Auflegetrommel zusammenwirken, um mindestens einen absorptionsstofffreien Bereich innerhalb der Kernumwicklung zu bilden, wobei insbesondere die zusammenpassenden Streifen (31) auf der Auflegetrommel erhöht sind.
  15. Verfahren nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, wobei das Verfahren ferner den Schritt des Ausübens von Druck zwischen der Oberseite und der Unterseite der Kernumwicklung an dem absorptionsstofffreien Bereich bzw. den absorptionsstofffreien Bereichen umfasst, um eine Kernumwicklungsbindung (27) zu bilden, wodurch mindestens ein kanalbildender Bereich (26) gebildet wird.
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